Are you saying that it would be more expensive for Bundy if he actually owned that land? Does the BLM pay money to grow the grass or something?
What are they doing that Bundy would have to pay more for if he was doing it himself than the grazing fees they were charging?
They homesteaded the land they own for free way back then. The grazing lease has been handed down thru the generations. He only pays around $13.50 per month per unit.
It must have been a an acceptable or good deal to all the generations, otherwise they would have left a long time ago.